Journal earns honors in national contest

The Sturgis Journal earned three national honors in the Inland Press Association New Business Development Contest conducted this summer.

The Journal was awarded first place in the Arts and Entertainment category for a booklet produced for this year’s Sturgis Fest celebration.

Also earning a first-place honor in the Sports category was the Journal’s Spring 2013 edition of Hoof Prints magazine, a new product created for horse-lovers and featuring stories and information for local horse enthusiasts.

Earning a second-place award in the Travel/Tourism category was the Journal’s annual Enjoy Michiana travel book, which highlights points of interest in the four-county region of St. Joseph, LaGrange, Branch and Steuben counties.

In each category, the Journal competed with newspapers across the country with circulations up to 10,000.